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Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 07:59 PM
We have every console, we need a thread about the best way to play games, da pee cee.
Use this thread to discuss the best (and maybe worst) games for da pee cee.
Ask of your computer can run Crysis! Ask if your computer can run Half Life 2! Ask if your computer can run GTA4!
Discuss gaming builds, find out what GPU to buy, find out if your new processor sucks, get told that you can't stick a Core 2 Duo in an AM2+ board!
Find out what we think of the latest and greatest games for da pee cee!
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 08:11 PM
Hey you...i need your help actually.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 08:19 PM
Elaborate.
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 08:23 PM
well...do you have a widescreen? and do you play sims 2?
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 08:24 PM
I have a widescreen, but I haven't played Sims 2 in months.
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 08:30 PM
well...i need your help. I cant figure out how to get wide screen settings in the game.
Like my last monitor was 1027x756 and now mines 1680x1050 and for some reason sims 2 has no wide screen settings...or at least i cant find it.
so i was wondering if you knew how i can get the settings or just anyway to help me out.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 08:43 PM
It's an issue with nVidia cards.
Look for the Graphics Rules.sgr file in C:/Program Files/EA GAMES/The Sims 2/Seasons/TSData/Res/Config/Graphics Rules.sgr
Open "Graphics Rules.sgr" in notepad.
Look for "option ScreenModeResolution" and you will see settings for Low, Medium, and High. Set all the resolution settings to 1680 x 1050
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 08:45 PM
ohh cool. and i do have a nVidia card.
I knew i could count on you 
hm...for some reason i go do
My documents>EAgames>the sims2> and then nothing about TS data...
hmm. I knew my dad messed something up...
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 08:52 PM
Seasons before tsdata
Copy paste file:///C:/Program Files/EA GAMES/The Sims 2/Seasons/TSData/Res/Config/ into your browser
If you get an error, then something is missing, or I typed the path wrong.
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 08:53 PM
nevermind. Found it, it just got moved to somewhere else
ermm...however im just now having issues finding the option ScreenModeResolution in the mass chaos
Posted by: jcp Jun 5 2009, 08:59 PM
Whats your current favorite pc game? I have actually never been a gamer.
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 09:01 PM
ok so i found this...
option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 800
uintProp maxResHeight 600
uintProp defaultResWidth 800
uintProp defaultResHeight 600
setting $MediumButDefaultLow
uintProp maxResWidth 1280
uintProp maxResHeight 1024
uintProp defaultResWidth 800
uintProp defaultResHeight 600
setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1280
uintProp maxResHeight 1024
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
setting $High
uintProp maxResWidth 1600
uintProp maxResHeight 1200
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
If i want to change it to 1680x1050...what parts do i change?
Sorry...im just afraid im going to mess something up
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 09:21 PM
Joseph, the answer would be Half Life 2, because of the extreme amount of customization allowed on the source engine. Games like Zombie Panic: Source, Garry's Mod, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Insurgency, Counter Strike: Source, etc. would have never been created if there was no Half Life 2.
option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 1680
uintProp maxResHeight 1050
uintProp defaultResWidth 1680
uintProp defaultResHeight 1050
setting $MediumButDefaultLow
uintProp maxResWidth 1680
uintProp maxResHeight 1050
uintProp defaultResWidth 1680
uintProp defaultResHeight 1050
setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1680
uintProp maxResHeight 1050
uintProp defaultResWidth 1680
uintProp defaultResHeight 1050
setting $High
uintProp maxResWidth 1680
uintProp maxResHeight 1050
uintProp defaultResWidth 1680
uintProp defaultResHeight 1050
This should work.
Posted by: Tomates Jun 5 2009, 09:28 PM
alright...i'll let you know if it works next time i get on
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 5 2009, 10:00 PM
well if you look in the top left corner of my desktop, thats all my games. Mostly Steam games +WoW, Shadowrun,and StarCraft
Posted by: six Jun 5 2009, 10:26 PM
i like race driver: grid
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 11:00 PM
I never got into that game, but I'm a bit of a graphics whore, and the game's v_models and npcs aren't so pretty.
Posted by: six Jun 5 2009, 11:09 PM
what's a better racer out there that you'd recommend?
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 5 2009, 11:10 PM
well if they're on the PC, Gran Turismo, or Project Gotham Racing ^^^
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 5 2009, 11:15 PM
This.
Also, Trackmania has some badass physics.
Posted by: reupONtrees Jun 5 2009, 11:31 PM
diddy kong racing
Posted by: kryogenix Jun 6 2009, 12:21 AM
pgr is pretty damn good
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 6 2009, 03:50 AM
Moto GP? lol
lulz at my framerate.
This was with my Geforce 6600
Posted by: Tomates Jun 6 2009, 11:16 AM
alright...i saw the 1680x1050 setting on my game
and i clicked it and saved the changes
but it went back to the one i had previously.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 6 2009, 02:40 PM
It is a mystery.
Posted by: Jonathan-Andrew Jun 6 2009, 10:56 PM
hey, can somebody please elaborate on how come SIMS 3 is ONLY for PC?!?!
i mean come on, why cant it be on PC and 360?
I LOVE THE sims, but i would play it everyday if it were on 360 too..
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 6 2009, 11:21 PM
i mean come on, why cant it be on PC and 360?
I LOVE THE sims, but i would play it everyday if it were on 360 too..
Because this is the PC gaming topic, not the 360 topic.
I like it on the consoles, but not PC. It's controls felt better on Xbox/
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 7 2009, 12:30 PM
I'm a PC,PSP,PS3 gamer
I am heavily a PC Gamer
Posted by: Uronacid Jun 8 2009, 07:58 AM
Well, here's what I have at home:
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz 3MB Cache 1333 Mhz FSB
MEM: 2GB PC6400
HDD: WD Raptor 10,000RPM 80GB
VID: VisionTek ATI HD 4850 512MB
Not crazy, but it's exactly what I need. :)
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 8 2009, 02:25 PM
http://huxley.ijji.com/
Its in CB and I missed IT =(
My clan is playing in the CB and im sure to join the final release.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 8 2009, 08:36 PM
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz 3MB Cache 1333 Mhz FSB
MEM: 2GB PC6400
HDD: WD Raptor 10,000RPM 80GB
VID: VisionTek ATI HD 4850 512MB
Not crazy, but it's exactly what I need. :)
What OS is it running? If it's vista, you don't have a gaming rig at all, but running XP that thing would rape just about everything.
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 8 2009, 08:46 PM
Its in CB and I missed IT =(
My clan is playing in the CB and im sure to join the final release.
wait WHEN THE HELL IS THIS COMING OUT. Isn't it an MMOFPS?
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 8 2009, 08:49 PM
Yes its a MMOFPS.
There are a few cheaters atm.
But in final release there wont be much.
I never spoke to the GMs about the release. But will ask them.
Im sure to get a negative reply.
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 8 2009, 08:54 PM
I saw it at E3 like 4 years ago and thought it looked awesome. I want this game.....
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 8 2009, 08:54 PM
HOLY! Just saw the Gamemovie of Huxley.
ITS LIKE UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3 with Crysis' Nanosuit.
MUST GET
Posted by: illriginal Jun 9 2009, 06:15 AM
If you guys like historical like war games. Get your hands on Empire: Total War.
Definitely worth it!
Posted by: Uronacid Jun 9 2009, 10:26 AM
I have XP in my machine. I would only need more RAM if I had Vista. Vista really doesn't bog down the processor or video card to much. Anyway, what really defines a computer as a gaming rig anyway? According to ATI I have a gaming card:
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4870 Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4860 Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4850 Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4830 Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4600 Series Graphics
- TI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4500 Series Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4300 Series Graphics
According to Corsair I have a gaming power supply:
I have a fast HDD, I have a fast CPU, and I have enough RAM. I can play crisis on high without a blip. I have a gaming rig. It's just not overkill. A.k.a. I didn't waste my money.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 9 2009, 04:32 PM
CPU is moderately fast. My old Acer laptop had one of those, and couldn't run shit. Although I'm sure integrated graphics was the major hindrance there.
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 9 2009, 05:12 PM
# Operating system:Windows 2.6.0.6001 (SP 1)
# CPU type:Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz
# CPU Speed (GHz):2.287
# System memory (GB):3.994
# Graphics card model:NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
# Graphics card driver:nvd3dum.dll
# Desktop resolution:1440x900
# Hard disk size (GB):268.788
# Hard disk free space (GB):122.269
those are what my specs said when I did the opt-in for the starcraft beta :/
Posted by: moirakas Jun 9 2009, 05:17 PM
nerds.
Posted by: six Jun 9 2009, 07:47 PM
prototype is out!
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 9 2009, 08:25 PM
I got it already six.
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1954731/1330691/
Those who want.
Posted by: shanaynay Jun 10 2009, 02:21 PM
Also, why aren't all of the "official so and so" topics pinned, just xbox and PS3?
wait, CoD 2
Why not wait for Modern Warfare 2?
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 03:39 PM
I play on COD4's Multiplayer.
Heres my specs:
Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.35 overclocked.
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R (rev 1.1)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800MHz
EVGA Geforce GTX 295
2 Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2TB WOOHOO!)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Corsair TX750W
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP2
Monitor: ViewSonic VA1716W
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 10 2009, 05:49 PM
Heres my specs:
Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.35 overclocked.
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R (rev 1.1)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800MHz
EVGA Geforce GTX 295
2 Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2TB WOOHOO!)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Corsair TX750W
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP2
Monitor: ViewSonic VA1716W
fff.
This kind of shit makes me wish I waited a few months to get my new computer. It was top of the line everything about six months ago when I got it, and then by February so much could easily beat it. GTX 295s, i7s, two terabytes of hard drive space.
fml
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 05:57 PM
This kind of shit makes me wish I waited a few months to get my new computer. It was top of the line everything about six months ago when I got it, and then by February so much could easily beat it. GTX 295s, i7s, two terabytes of hard drive space.
fml
Haha.
The i7 is pretty aewsome.
Especially when OVERCLAWKED!
Posted by: six Jun 10 2009, 06:45 PM
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R (rev 1.1)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800MHz
EVGA Geforce GTX 295
2 Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2TB WOOHOO!)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Corsair TX750W
i dont know how you managed to slap that i7 on that 775 mobo(ep45-ud3r).
i7 does not support your board. you'd need a 1366 mobo and ddr3.
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 07:22 PM
i7 does not support your board. you'd need a 1366 mobo and ddr3.
Sorry. That was my old motherboard.
I am using the GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard for my i7.
and Yeah I made a mistake with my RAM.
I do not know my current ram atm. I will tell you later on.
Posted by: six Jun 10 2009, 07:26 PM
I am using the GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard for my i7.
and Yeah I made a mistake with my RAM.
I do not know my current ram atm. I will tell you later on.
oic. yea, i was gonna say. i thought there's a new hack or trick, id get me i7 too if there is. so, what's your name? mine is bryan but you can call me /b/ for short.
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 07:30 PM
=)
My name is Renita, you can call me Renn
Posted by: six Jun 10 2009, 07:43 PM
cool, nice to meet you renn :] do you have aim? you should join our chatroom. ill send you an invite if you have aim and wanna check it out.
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 08:04 PM
Sorry, I dont use AIM.
I do use MSN.
Posted by: six Jun 10 2009, 08:13 PM
oic. well, if you wanna try it one day, just install aim and click that 'live chat' link up there where 'log out' is at.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 10 2009, 09:05 PM
Don't install AIM. It's not worth it.
Posted by: six Jun 10 2009, 09:08 PM
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 10 2009, 09:54 PM
Well, I only use MSN
renamon23@live.com
=]
Posted by: Uronacid Jun 10 2009, 10:35 PM
My god, looking at the specs of your machines just makes me think, "What's the point". Next year I'll be able to buy a card as powerful than the 295 for 1/4th the price. Why spend so much money on a computer. There isn't a single game on the market that requires those kind of specifications... meh, whatever floats your boat.
Posted by: doughnut Jun 11 2009, 04:27 AM
lol what are you trying to do bryan, hook up?
man i wish i can game on my laptop.
Posted by: moirakas Jun 11 2009, 10:29 AM
this is what i was thinking...
I SMELL LOVE, AND WEDDING BELLS, AND BABIES.
Posted by: Buttsex Jun 11 2009, 04:12 PM
kay
Posted by: Deospeon Jun 11 2009, 04:36 PM
must..get.. Geforce 300..
Crysis 2 is gonna come out ><
Posted by: keep-the-fire Jun 11 2009, 04:44 PM
I SMELL LOVE, AND WEDDING BELLS, AND BABIES.
=0
Crysis 2 is gonna come out ><
OMG Really?
Posted by: itanium Dec 23 2009, 01:09 AM
I bumped this topic due to the 5870. You didn't even have to wait a whole year.
don't do it bro
Posted by: Maccabee Dec 23 2009, 02:48 AM
I'm pretty sick of working on 10 year old computers and trying to make them fast/usable. But I'm not gonna waste my money, cause I'm a jew. Hopefully after christmas I'll have enough money to build something cheap, 2.8ghz dual core, 2/4gb ddr 800 ram, a compatible mobo and I have no clue about anything when it comes to video cards. I'll just do some research. Figured that should be able to play crysis. I have a case, optical drive, hard drive, mouse, keyboard, right now, but they are all reallly sucky, but it can work for a little while.
Who am I kidding, I'm a jew, I hate spending money. I had 2k in the bank till I blew a bunch on this mac, which I am still having buyers remorse over.
Posted by: itanium Dec 23 2009, 03:15 AM
Who am I kidding, I'm a jew, I hate spending money. I had 2k in the bank till I blew a bunch on this mac, which I am still having buyers remorse over.
I bet you wish you just got a hackintosh.
also
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131619
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046
:flashfap:
Posted by: buckwild-kingdom Dec 23 2009, 03:25 AM
hey, thats a cheap power supply for 460w
Posted by: Maccabee Dec 23 2009, 03:33 AM
also
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131619
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046
:flashfap:
O dear, lord, 140$ for a video card? Whats so wrong with onboard?
Also, I have a computer, that has some sort of video card, that I think is pretty good. I'll find out what it is and ask you if it's any good.
Posted by: itanium Dec 23 2009, 03:38 AM
Also, I have a computer, that has some sort of video card, that I think is pretty good. I'll find out what it is and ask you if it's any good.
That's a super 1337 gayming card. You can swap it out for a $50 4650 and still play Crysis with decent FPS.
Also, I'm almost willing to bet that it's a Radeon 9200. It's alright for most things, but pretty shit these days.
Posted by: Maccabee Dec 23 2009, 03:44 AM
Also, I'm almost willing to bet that it's a Radeon 9200. It's alright for most things, but pretty shit these days.
Don't get your hopes up. I think it may be a HD<4 numbers>. Something like that.
Posted by: Maccabee Dec 23 2009, 09:09 PM
?
edit:
and the pc I run openbox on:
Is the 9550 much better then the 9200?
I need to get windows on this thing.
Posted by: itanium Dec 23 2009, 10:33 PM
9550 is a good bit better, but still not that great.
Also for f*ck's sake install your drivers
Posted by: Maccabee Dec 23 2009, 10:37 PM
Also for f*ck's sake install your drivers
On linux? When you update drivers, does it commit it to the hardware, or will I have to do it again, if I reformat or something? I'm sure I already know the answer but I just figured I'd ask. Last time I tried installing the drivers, I failed.
Posted by: itanium Dec 24 2009, 02:50 AM
No it's handled by the kernel. which links directly with the hardware.
Posted by: boot Jan 4 2011, 04:45 PM
I just came to laugh at this